I am writing as an…

I am writing as an individual citizen who strongly objects to the removal of land from the Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.

Provincial parks should remain protected areas for future generations, especially given the growing pressures on natural areas and important ecosystems. The climate is changing and natural shorelines including sand dunes must be protected for their own existence, as but also to protect people from the impact of storms and flooding. I am also borrowing important facts provided by Environmental Defence:

Ecological values in the The Wasaga Beach Provincial Park lands to be lost include:

Known Piping Plover habitat, which is listed as endangered under both the federal Species at Risk Act and the provincial Endangered Species Act.
Mature sand dunes, which provide important ecological and stabilizing functions including providing a protective buffer against high water, wind and storm events for private or adjacent lands, which is an important role as the climate changes.
Significant vegetation communities and provincially significant wetlands.
“The Point” located in Beach Area 1 which is one of those targeted to be removed is designated as a provincially significant earth science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI).

I strongly oppose the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.

Thank you!